The popular Kootenay-wide book club One Book, One Kootenay has kept regional readers busy trying to decide which of the three shortlisted books should get the nod. Each year, booklovers read, discuss, and vote on the book they think book all Kootenay folk should read. The deadline for voting for the 2013 One Book, One […]

If you’re interested in electric fencing for your yard or your garden, Wildsafe (formerly Bear Aware) is offering a free workshop on Thursday, June 20 from 6:00-8:00pm at the Community Garden in Jubilee Park.  A discussion on the “how to” of electric fencing will be followed by an actual fence set up around a residential...

Naming a mountain is serious business -  you don’t just name a mountain anything these days. Did you know, for example, that we have a Mount Jeldness in our midst, rising up out of the Sheep Creek Valley? Did you know that it was once named Mount Nigger? Good thing someone came to their senses in 1967 and changed that one. ...

Prepare to be mesmerized by song, rhythm and natural beauty when original singer songwriters Adrian Glynn and Steel Audrey perform an outdoor garden concert in lower Rossland on July 25. These Canadian musicians will seduce you with their rustic old world sound and poetic lyrics when they hit Rossland on their Across the...

The last article discussed what should be considered when putting a meal together.  There should be the equivalent amount of protein to carbohydrates, more alkalinizing food than acidifying and minimizing acidic foods and drinks as well as any cow or pig product.  The caloric total of the meals should be about the same as...

The cast of the Gold Fever Follies have lots of great summer theatre camps for kids in the next few weeks!  From July 22 to July 26 the cast is running the “Gleeful Camp” which will feature popular songs and dance moves to impress the friends and family.  From July 29 to August 2 the cast is offering the “Theatre Jam” camp ...

Prime ministerial hopeful Justin Trudeau and his family will be in Nelson and Trail for informal meet-and-greets in less than a week, according to Southern Interior Liberal Riding Association president Dan Ashman. Ashman said Trudeau will be in Lakeside Park in Nelson on Sunday at around 5 p.m. and in Trail's Gyro Park at 2...

As the website says: “One day a few years ago (like fourteen) some of our culturally creative citizenry were hanging out at Starbelly Beach, twiddling their toes in the water and basking in the sun, wondering what they could do to liven things up around here and celebrate how wonderful it all was. It must […]

The Rossland Pool is open and the water is warm!  Check out the schedule for lap swim, lessons, camps and other programs online, at www.rossland.ca, City Hall, Recreation Department, Program Guide.  The Summer Brochure can also be picked up in hard copy, at the Rossland Library, the Recreation Department, and around town.  ...

As a recreation mecca, we have a lot to be proud of in Rossland. Obviously, the ski hill is our big draw, but so is our fantastic trails system, which is maintained by the hard work of the Kootenay Columbia Trails Society. The trails system’s foundation goes back to the time of the boom era, which, when it ended, left behind...